Turning Point CEO and Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, is set to receive the inaugural Charlie Kirk Legacy Award as part of Fox Nation’s Patriot Awards. The award honors one who “embodies Charlie’s mission and his spirit of free speech, faith, and family,” Fox explained.
The ceremony will be held at the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts in Brookville, New York, with Sean Hannity serving as the master of ceremonies.
Country singer Jason Aldean and his wife, Brittany Aldean, will join Fox News’ Jesse Watters in presenting the award to Erika Kirk.
Erika Kirk was recently named one of TIME’s “most influential rising stars” in the world.
Reporter Nik Popli wrote for TIME that Erika Kirk “offered something rare in today’s politics: forgiveness.”
“Her words may frame the future of the organization her husband launched as a teen and built into a political powerhouse mobilizing young conservatives across the country. Along the way, Erika Kirk emerged as an influential voice for that same audience. With his death, the Turning Point USA board named her CEO and chair,” Popli wrote, adding that “what Erika Kirk models to America’s political leadership is the strength of resilience and grace.”
Mrs. Kirk also accepted the Presidential Medal of Freedom on behalf of her late husband. President Trump bestowed the honor, calling Charlie Kirk a “fearless warrior for liberty” and “a patriot of the deepest conviction.”
Discussing her husband’s legacy, Erika said, “It’s such an honor, and the recognition of a life lived fighting for freedom.”
